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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Our initial meetings are 1 hour on site property assessments. We charge a small fee which allows us to give property owners impartial advice against which they can choose how to proceed with their project. Our advice enables our clients to utilise our 20 years of experience in achieving optimum outcomes in an economical way. In most cases, offering information which saves a significant amount of money overall.

The total time between start of works and being able to give your finalised set to the builders to construct are on average 5-6months. We aim to produce proposal drawings which are sent to our clients within 2 weeks of the initial measured survey. Planning applications can take 2-3 months for determination. Structural engineering and building control can take approx. 2 months.
Our system of work allows clients to speed up or slow the process down depending on their requirements. Should a client wish to stop the process at any time they are only liable for the stage that’s been carried out to that point.

We produce 3 initial sketch schemes for client review. We will then work up this scheme with 3 revisions included.

Yes, we manage planning applications on behalf of our clients. We submit the planning application. We act as our clients planning agent. Seeing the process from submission to determination.

Yes, we manage the Building Control applications on behalf of our clients. We submit the application to the council and make any changes required by the Building Inspector. We act as our clients agent. Seeing the process from submission to determination.

Not all projects require party wall agreements to be in place. We can advise on this matter early on in the process. With our Qualified in house Party Wall Surveyors we can manage the whole process for our clients.

Yes, we have a great working relationship with a number of reputable construction firms. We can help introduce you to them directly and help to obtain quotes for your work.

We can carry out on site checks where the client wishes. We charge an hourly rate for this work. However with the right contractor on board this is very rarely required.

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Are you planning your own project? We would love to hear from you and discuss your ideas.

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